Conversation sound creates overlapping intimate and public spatial dimensions
Evidence
As we converse with a partner, there is space between us created by the sound of our voices and the proximity of our bodies. The sound of the conversation can radiate out of the intended intimate space and be heard by others not necessarily included in the conversation. … Our global attention is engaging with numerous overlapping dimensions created by sounds. At the same time we may be imagining what to say next. We then feel the dimension of imagination or memory. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 208
Categorization
- XREF: Parallels proxemics and acoustic ecology’s idea of soundmarks defining territory; also the reader’s interest in how attention shapes consciousness. — connects to: Sound creates spatial dimensions between conversing bodies — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 208; Listening together is an act of transforming shared space through sound — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 294; Personal acoustic space expands while physical space shrinks. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 700 (+3 more)
- SEED: The insight that sound of voices sculpts shared space could ground a piece on the acoustic architecture of intimacy.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 208
Broader Connections
- Hearing functions as touch at a distance and fosters sociability
#expands(0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 42